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that's what's going to win them the elections. cenk: the other thing can be money in politics. a lot of the top donors in politics happen to be gay. about 20% of the top bundlers for president obama happen to be gay americans so, and a lot of the republican hedge fund donors happen to be gay or have gays in their family. could that also affect the republicans thinking maybe gay rights not so bad. >> it canals affect democrats too. you can take the argument both ways. if you look after president obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage, i believe donations surged tremendously. not just from top donors, but small donors, as well. so, you know, in recent days, we've been seeing democraties in red states coming out in favor of same-sex marriage. some of these folks aren't running again until 2016 but that could help them politically in the long run. cenk: it's a great pleasure to have as a progressive to have money on our side for a change. so, since we do, the supreme court honestly can rule if i way they like. we're going to win on this issue. we've got the money sad day for
that's what's going to win them the elections. cenk: the other thing can be money in politics. a lot of the top donors in politics happen to be gay. about 20% of the top bundlers for president obama happen to be gay americans so, and a lot of the republican hedge fund donors happen to be gay or have gays in their family. could that also affect the republicans thinking maybe gay rights not so bad. >> it canals affect democrats too. you can take the argument both ways. if you look after...
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elections were great, but the afghans were the one who found it. i say that as an international observer myself. the afghans found it. but now it is crucial that those in organizations stay independent. trying to support afghans in parliament parliament and elsewhere who want to have a say. i don't want to suggest that hominid karzai's only motive would be unfortunate, but i think that the democracy needs the constitution of afghanistan, which is partially are doing, as you know, putting too much in the hands of the president in general. it is unbelievable. with all due respect, all the americans have done great work and we botched it. that constitution includes how we can amend it. these particular commissions need to be populated by people who are seen as representing all of afghanistan and not one particular interest. allegations of impropriety, but they have been investigated, not just president hamid karzai, but those are the kind of things that we have to open some in the next year. we need to avoid talking ourselves out of our own gain power
elections were great, but the afghans were the one who found it. i say that as an international observer myself. the afghans found it. but now it is crucial that those in organizations stay independent. trying to support afghans in parliament parliament and elsewhere who want to have a say. i don't want to suggest that hominid karzai's only motive would be unfortunate, but i think that the democracy needs the constitution of afghanistan, which is partially are doing, as you know, putting too...
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offered as an amendment to the bill, so that some of the democrat senators who are coming up for re-election, people like mark pw*eug in alaska would be able to vote no on that and say look i voted against that ban on assault weapons. >> right i think that is exactly right. to give harry reid the benefit of the doubt he has said to dianne feinstein that he would allow this vote and then i think he's going to allow some kind of a vote on an assault weapon ban. jon: nobody this is it will pass. >> nobody really thought it would pass i think going back. even in the aftermath of the newtown shootings i think it was always a pretty tough sell, and this is a way i think for republicans to make those democrats after they vote in favor of -- after they oppose something like that, is also gets them to have to cast a vote that will be difficult saying in effect, you know, i'm voting to bring this to the floor, i'm voting to have this considered by the senate. jon: but does anybody think that three senators who say they are willing to filibuster could completely block this legislation? >> well if it do
offered as an amendment to the bill, so that some of the democrat senators who are coming up for re-election, people like mark pw*eug in alaska would be able to vote no on that and say look i voted against that ban on assault weapons. >> right i think that is exactly right. to give harry reid the benefit of the doubt he has said to dianne feinstein that he would allow this vote and then i think he's going to allow some kind of a vote on an assault weapon ban. jon: nobody this is it will...
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they are elected officials. i am not. i'm an appointed official the they have their ear and pulse to the community. that's why they're elected and i anticipate them participating in the process permitted by law. jamie: there is lot making news. detroit is the nation's largest city ever put under state control. more than $14 billion in long-term debt. mike tobin live in detroit to tell us more about that. mike, what can you tell us? >> reporter: at the direction of governor snyder that emergency financial manager kevyn orr has begun what amounts to hostile takeover of detroit. you mentioned protesters gathered downtown, about 100 of them. upset kevyn orr will have the ability to override the city council who they voted. upset that he will make major slashes of the city budget. he is up against a $327 million budget deficit. you mentioned there 14 billion with a b the, 14 billion in long-term debt. >> we can do this. i will have participated in one of the greatest turnarounds in the history of this country. >> reporter: orr
they are elected officials. i am not. i'm an appointed official the they have their ear and pulse to the community. that's why they're elected and i anticipate them participating in the process permitted by law. jamie: there is lot making news. detroit is the nation's largest city ever put under state control. more than $14 billion in long-term debt. mike tobin live in detroit to tell us more about that. mike, what can you tell us? >> reporter: at the direction of governor snyder that...
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as a senator in 2009, he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a runoff election after vote fraud. just before kerry landed, the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to kerry's visit to iraq where he confronted prime minister maliki for helping iran rearm the assad regime in syria. kerry has been on a diplomatic marathon. israel, jordan, iraq, back to jordan for a secret dinner with pakistan's powerful army chief of staff. >> we'll talk about hamid karzai in that minute. but what's the significance of that transfer to the afghan government? >> it's significant and for a couple different reasons. one is that it shows the acceleration of the redeployment of troops is going to happen quickly because a lot of troops were actually there to maintain a lot of the prison facilities, the bases at bagram, the most built out facilities that we have inside of afghanistan. it shows a level of seriousness about how fast this redeployment is going to happen. it really tries to establish a sense of nationalistic iden
as a senator in 2009, he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a runoff election after vote fraud. just before kerry landed, the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to kerry's visit to iraq where he confronted prime minister maliki for helping iran rearm the assad regime in syria. kerry has been on a diplomatic marathon. israel, jordan, iraq, back to jordan for a secret dinner with pakistan's powerful army...
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you have one hypothesis is that the election returns. that is a cliche. they will be comforted by the fact that they're not getting too far ahead the american people. then you have the alternative which is being strongly argued by the other side. this is just a moment not to get involved. there is no way you can tell what will affect which the justice which way. waderms of the roe v specter out there and the creation of continued war, this is backed up empirically. these issues are fundamentally different in that because unlike abortion, there is no victim they believe is being murdered. people very easily accommodate themselves to allow everybody to have the same opportunity to enjoy the benefits of married. you see this in state after state. people just calm down after a couple of years. if the supreme court were to say everybody has a right to marriage equality there will be some hub of about that. i do not think it'll be remotely comparable to the roe v wade situation. >> paul may be right that the aftermath of a role like ruling will be very differen
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part of that equation is election next year. they want to make sure that karzai is not fixing next year's elections. there will be a legitimate fair and balanceed election in afghanistan. we are interested in the establishing the ability. he undermines the position, often times a corrupt position in my opinion in afghanistan. >> karzai has been a prickly character to deal with more any administration. i am not sure he becomes more pliable, so to speak. take a lesson from iraq and dealing with iraq. when you pick up stakes and leave you lose influence. we are about to lose whatever influence we have on the country. >> shannon: quick thought? >> you can see it around the middle east. egypt led by the brotherhood. embassy, attack and we're hopeless and powerless. nothing happened after that. obama made a decision he wasn't interested in the region he wanted to leave. he can argue whether the blood and treasure spent in iraq was worth it. but when obama came in office it was spent. he had a choice. he decided we'll be out of there.
part of that equation is election next year. they want to make sure that karzai is not fixing next year's elections. there will be a legitimate fair and balanceed election in afghanistan. we are interested in the establishing the ability. he undermines the position, often times a corrupt position in my opinion in afghanistan. >> karzai has been a prickly character to deal with more any administration. i am not sure he becomes more pliable, so to speak. take a lesson from iraq and dealing...
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in 2008, and barack obama was elected president. he come spodz office with what assumptions about iraq, and how did his views on iraq play out? >> well, president obama, as a candidate-- and i interviewed him twice on iraq, single subject, as a candidate-- his view was he campaigned on ae platform of taking all of the american combat brigades out inn 16 months with a date certain. >> rose: okay, then he gets into power, and he withdraws the troops. and then there are negotiations to leave some troops, which yous you believe was a significantwa mistake, that negotiation failed. and so they did not leave five, 000, or 10,000 troops there. 1 what happened? >> well, first off, withha president obama, he really did not fulfill his campaign promisf literally of taking the troops out in 16 months.s he pretted much ended up takingly them out on george bush's schedule, the end of 2011. two, the other thing is what people don't realize is the t obama administration tried to de a lot more than just take troops out. they tried to re-engineer th
in 2008, and barack obama was elected president. he come spodz office with what assumptions about iraq, and how did his views on iraq play out? >> well, president obama, as a candidate-- and i interviewed him twice on iraq, single subject, as a candidate-- his view was he campaigned on ae platform of taking all of the american combat brigades out inn 16 months with a date certain. >> rose: okay, then he gets into power, and he withdraws the troops. and then there are negotiations to...
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, the impending election was a postponing of the election and the problems surrounding the election and the imf loans are related. and so at least one of the arguments that have been made by the fund and i don't mean the only argument, is that they cannot in good faith commit to an agreement or has egypt commit to an agreement or have morsi commit to an agreement that does not have rod-based consensus meaning it is not approved by a legitimately elected parliament and that until that transpires, they are not going to you know, get to the $4.8 billion. there is much more going on than that. that is certainly one aspect of it and the other aspect and this is maybe four many of you to think about what the role should be is that it is not the case and it does not been the case in the past that the international community as regional players will allow egypt to fail. that is not happened in the last 30 or 40 years when egypt made based crisis at the end of the 1980s in which there were also running out of foreign reserves and couldn't pay off loans to the international paris club in the unit
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there's a general election coming up here in pakistan. the first time potentially that one democratic government would hand over to another democratic government, believe it or not, for the first time in country's history. he believes that he's going to be a key player. but given the muted response he's had to his landing here so far and very little media coverage, it would seem that they have an uphill battle to make that race to the front so to speak here in the election coming up here. he -- as we said, he was unchallenged in the past, but now he wants to try and challenge all the big boys in pakistan's politics. well, it remains to be seen if he can manage that. >> well, that's the thing. he comes back and says he's coming back to in his words save the country. and yet he hasn't got a seat. he hasn't got much of a chance of getting 170 seats in the election one would imagine. meanwhile, what are the charges he's facing? and then as we said he's a guy that the taliban wants to take out. >> yes. absolutely. a couple of reality checks th
there's a general election coming up here in pakistan. the first time potentially that one democratic government would hand over to another democratic government, believe it or not, for the first time in country's history. he believes that he's going to be a key player. but given the muted response he's had to his landing here so far and very little media coverage, it would seem that they have an uphill battle to make that race to the front so to speak here in the election coming up here. he --...
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they can elect to be paid out over 29 years. or the lump sum option which in this case is 221 million bucks. people in 42 states, washington, d.c., u.s. virgin islands scrambled for powerball tickets at the very last minute. here are the winning numbers, they were 17, 29, 31, 52, 53 and the powerball, 31. you got it? the drawing took place saturday but like most big lottery jackpots in the past it usually take as few days for the winner to come forward because they doesn't realize they're holding the winning ticket and they're waiting for the hype to calm down before stepping forward because all eyes will be on this very rich person. jon: they could be lining up financial advice. >> that could be it too. they will get a lot of advice and they will need it. jon: julie banderas. thank you. >> two years ago this weekend the health care law came into effect and many americans and businesses are waiting to see the impact of this law and what are the cost of some of these changes. jim angle live in washington this morning with more. j
they can elect to be paid out over 29 years. or the lump sum option which in this case is 221 million bucks. people in 42 states, washington, d.c., u.s. virgin islands scrambled for powerball tickets at the very last minute. here are the winning numbers, they were 17, 29, 31, 52, 53 and the powerball, 31. you got it? the drawing took place saturday but like most big lottery jackpots in the past it usually take as few days for the winner to come forward because they doesn't realize they're...
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last two elections because they're the ones who found the fraud. i say that as a former international observer. we did not find it, the afghans on it. it's crucial those organizations stay independent. one of the things we have to do is support afghans in parliament and elsewhere who want to have a say for those commissions. a temptation to stack them with people who support them. i don't want to suggest his motives are unfortunate, but afghanistan's constitutional which is partly are doing put too much power in hands of the president and general. the mayors of every town in that country, it's unbelievable. with all due respect to the american to do great work in afghanistan in great -- a decade ago, we botched it, and that's one of the things that have to figure out how to amend it. a short-term consequence is these commissions need to be populated by people who are seen as representing all of afghanistan and not one particular interest. not just in voting but the campaign to see the media cover all the different candidates and all the allegations
last two elections because they're the ones who found the fraud. i say that as a former international observer. we did not find it, the afghans on it. it's crucial those organizations stay independent. one of the things we have to do is support afghans in parliament and elsewhere who want to have a say for those commissions. a temptation to stack them with people who support them. i don't want to suggest his motives are unfortunate, but afghanistan's constitutional which is partly are doing put...
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and this is when we had a much more successful election, the parliamentarian elections and so forth. there was an opportunity, i believe, at that stage to consolidate some gains and to move toward a sustainable political outcome. and we know that some of those efforts failed or weren't sufficient to consolidate those gains. and so the future of iraq is, obviously, very much in question beyond this point, but i think it's very important to understand that these conflicts evolve over time, and we're fighting enemies there who have a say in the future course of events, and we need to talk more about those enemies. what are they trying to achieve, what are their goals, what are their strategies? because then we could inform the public about what the stakes are. but instead we talk about only us, and we talk about only our number of troops and what we did and as if everything we did led to the outcome without any interaction with those against whom we're fighting. >> let's open the conversation now, and -- [laughter] i think what we'll do given the number of hands i see is we'll take two
and this is when we had a much more successful election, the parliamentarian elections and so forth. there was an opportunity, i believe, at that stage to consolidate some gains and to move toward a sustainable political outcome. and we know that some of those efforts failed or weren't sufficient to consolidate those gains. and so the future of iraq is, obviously, very much in question beyond this point, but i think it's very important to understand that these conflicts evolve over time, and...
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i would suggest joe biden remember, house republicans were elected to do a job too. and they're doing, for their constituents exactly what they said they would do in the last election. so it is not as if republicans would bend to the president's will simply because he won an election. bill: that point is that the focus is on the debt. which one might argue would not be there unless you had house republicans pushing for that or at least holding the line. one final point, you say biden has given the game up here. what does that mean? >> yeah, look, i just think if there were a real charm offensive, if they actually wanted to find a deal, what would you not see is the vice president of the united states out insulting house republicans as the president was in theory trying to make a deal with them. he would be doing everything he could say to we're glad at the table. we think there is common ground. there are points where we can agree. instead he is out campaigning and insulting them because i think ultimately he wants to run against them in 2014. bill: we'll follow the
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away from being re-elected. you know, she could have done it six months ago and didn't. >> it's true. but even president obama just came to this. >> true. >> may of last year. and let's look back to may of last year when he did this. there was a lot of commentary about whether this would hurt him in the election. we now have gotten past one presidential election. it didn't hurt him. people thought it helped him. so i think that's really taken some of the sting out of democrats, certainly, coming out. and even republicans. >> and danielle, for your party, for democrats, hillary clinton last -- a week ago monday, a week ago today, came out and said i support gay marriage. is there a penalty in the party for being more of a late arriver on this issue? >> i don't think there will be. i think what matters at the end of the day, you arrive at the right position. so even if you were the first or last, i don't think it necessarily matters. but i do think that, you know, there is a difference between parties. and i think
away from being re-elected. you know, she could have done it six months ago and didn't. >> it's true. but even president obama just came to this. >> true. >> may of last year. and let's look back to may of last year when he did this. there was a lot of commentary about whether this would hurt him in the election. we now have gotten past one presidential election. it didn't hurt him. people thought it helped him. so i think that's really taken some of the sting out of...
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gore which effectively closed the book on the 2000 presidential election by ending the florida recount and mr. boies is with me here. good to have you. >> good to be here. this time i have ted olson who is representing me. >> that's right. you are a team here which is striking. pick up on this conversation. what is it that you need the court to decide in lay language? >> sure. at the very beginning of this case, he said we needed to prove three things. first marriage is a fund aament right. we needed to do that and the defendants even agreed with that. the supreme court has ruled that 14 times in the last 100 years. second, we needed to prove that depriving gay and lesbian citizens of the right to marry seriously harmed them and seriously harmed the children that they were raising. and we proved that, too, not only through our witnesses but through the defense witnesses. >> can i interrupt on that point? i think it's significant. in effect, are you vaing you want gays and lesbians to be treated as a protected class like african-americans? in other words, the burden is so high to diskri
gore which effectively closed the book on the 2000 presidential election by ending the florida recount and mr. boies is with me here. good to have you. >> good to be here. this time i have ted olson who is representing me. >> that's right. you are a team here which is striking. pick up on this conversation. what is it that you need the court to decide in lay language? >> sure. at the very beginning of this case, he said we needed to prove three things. first marriage is a fund...
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they did not support him in his re-election race. and i think he's looking for a path that not only protects his own views on gun control, not only tries to accommodate the white house, but tries to protect the majority. and i think he's very sensitive, not just on guns, but on a range of issues, to all of these democrats who are in red states where dan's colleagues and friends who have -- winning back the senate majority as really the biggest political project they have going now. >> your colleagues and your friends -- >> my colleagues and friends -- no, not just on gun control. if you look at states like louisiana, mary landrieu, mark prior in arkansas, kay kagan, begich, watch for immigration reform. watch where senators come down on immigration reform. they are under a lot of pressure to buck their own party in pursuit of keeping the democratic senate majority, saving their seats and keeping the democratic senate majority. and senator reid is not only looking out for his own relationship with the nra and gun rights community in n
they did not support him in his re-election race. and i think he's looking for a path that not only protects his own views on gun control, not only tries to accommodate the white house, but tries to protect the majority. and i think he's very sensitive, not just on guns, but on a range of issues, to all of these democrats who are in red states where dan's colleagues and friends who have -- winning back the senate majority as really the biggest political project they have going now. >>...
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not an election year. not the mid terms quite yet but political ads are already coming back and now mayor michael bloomberg here in new york city is responsible for those. he is going to spend -- is this his own money? he's going to spend $12 million. he made a whole bunch of money so he's entitled to this. he wants to target 12 states where senators are on the hook for gun control and whether or not they are going to vote for universal background checks. he is going to run those ads in those 12 states and yesterday he gave this reason as to why he's going to do that and wayne la pierre responded. >> i think i have a responsibility and i think you and all of your viewers have responsibilities to try to make this country safer for our families and for each other. and if i can do that by spending some money and taking the n.r.a. from being the only voice to being one of the voices so the public can really understand the issues, i think my money would be well spent and i think i have an obligation to do that.
not an election year. not the mid terms quite yet but political ads are already coming back and now mayor michael bloomberg here in new york city is responsible for those. he is going to spend -- is this his own money? he's going to spend $12 million. he made a whole bunch of money so he's entitled to this. he wants to target 12 states where senators are on the hook for gun control and whether or not they are going to vote for universal background checks. he is going to run those ads in those...
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has conducted an auto autopsy to try to figure out what happened in the last election. all they have done is successfully identified that they need more hispanics and otherwise kickoff the conservatives within the party. chris: how much did that cost to figure that out? >> you're going to give me grief about this. at the white house they are talking about barack obama taking a big trip to africa, this year or next year. there is a lot of debate about which country he picks. chris: i would love to go. >> the white house won't talk about it officially. the president has commissioned a speech on the targeted killing policies which is a source of controversy. personally, it won't change that much. it's an effort to have more transparency. chris: that's a tricky one on the left and right joining together. the big question of the week, when the supreme court takes up gay marriage this had comingwee opinion? be right back. chris: welcome back, the u.s. supreme court takes up gay marriage this week. the big question for us, with polls showing big jumps in public approval for ga
has conducted an auto autopsy to try to figure out what happened in the last election. all they have done is successfully identified that they need more hispanics and otherwise kickoff the conservatives within the party. chris: how much did that cost to figure that out? >> you're going to give me grief about this. at the white house they are talking about barack obama taking a big trip to africa, this year or next year. there is a lot of debate about which country he picks. chris: i would...
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the sheriff's are elected by people and have to be responsible to and most police chiefs are appointed by political peoplion people who are bureaucrats. how did you react to the governor's comment? >> well, governor, it doesn't surprise me that governor hickenlooper would say that. in an interview you a couple of years ago said the people of rural colorado and on the western slope are slow thinkers. when the governor said that it did not surprise me at all. this is not a rural versus urban issue because it is about our liberties. it is about our freedom and our right to self-defense and those issues transcend whether you live in the city or the county. >> mike: the push is that the laws are going to somehow make everybody safer and we will be better off. every -- again, you used the term of the street cops, i never talked to one who said boy, i really hope that we take away the capacity of a magazine for a legal gun owner because that will make us safe because they know the crooks aren't going to turn the magazines in and say i know now i'm only supposed to have five rounds so let me t
the sheriff's are elected by people and have to be responsible to and most police chiefs are appointed by political peoplion people who are bureaucrats. how did you react to the governor's comment? >> well, governor, it doesn't surprise me that governor hickenlooper would say that. in an interview you a couple of years ago said the people of rural colorado and on the western slope are slow thinkers. when the governor said that it did not surprise me at all. this is not a rural versus...
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if that is true over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. i think one of the lessons of roe versus wade is when the court goes too far it weakens our respect for judicial institutions and they would be far better off to decide the two cases on the narrow west possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against. >> it would further undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator bayh how far would you want the court to go? >> the second question involves trying to read the mind of justice kennedy. my guess is he would be reluctant to strike down the laws of 41 states that prohibit same-sex marriage or only allow civil unions. i think he will seek some sort of middle ground. >> chris: and what would you like to see? >> i think the time has come for society to accept this union between two individuals. i think it is from a conservative point of view individuals supporting one another, supporting their families so that society at large does not have to is good for the rest of us. >> chris: would y
if that is true over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. i think one of the lessons of roe versus wade is when the court goes too far it weakens our respect for judicial institutions and they would be far better off to decide the two cases on the narrow west possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against. >> it would further undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator bayh how...
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they talked about iraq's delicate transition to democracy and as the country prepares for upcopping elections. >> we all want to see iraq succeed. this is such an enormous investment of our treasure, our people, and our money in this initiative. the world has an interest in seeing iraq take a leading role in the region as a fungtsing democracy. >> the talk also focused on iraq, granting iran access to its airspace. u.s. officials believe iranian jets are fighting weapons and fighters to support the syrian government. iran and iraq claim the flights are for humanitarian purpose. >>> an italian court is set to decide tomorrow whether to overturn the acquittals of knox and her boyfriend. they were cleared of the murder of meredith kercher back in 2011. nbc's duncan gulstani has more from england. >> reporter: tomorrow amanda knox will find out if she must once again sit in an italian courtroom, or whether her long-running case is closed for good. it's more than a year and a half since the 25-year-old was able to return home a free woman. >> i'm really overwhelmed right now. >> reporter: after fo
they talked about iraq's delicate transition to democracy and as the country prepares for upcopping elections. >> we all want to see iraq succeed. this is such an enormous investment of our treasure, our people, and our money in this initiative. the world has an interest in seeing iraq take a leading role in the region as a fungtsing democracy. >> the talk also focused on iraq, granting iran access to its airspace. u.s. officials believe iranian jets are fighting weapons and...
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resignation of its brevity and mas al-khateeb announced he was stepping down just moments after he was elected the trees police here has said he. his statement was outed said that he was stepping down because some matters have to quote him reached red lines now he hasn't explained exactly what prompted his resignation but he did say that he was designing to be able to work with freedom that cannot be available from official institutions keep in mind that her to it was someone that both russia and the united states look to as a person that they could negotiate with on the future of syria back in february had to admit with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov following his claim that the syrian opposition was ready to negotiate with syrian president bashar assad it is important to remember that this was the first time ever that the syrian opposition talked about the possibility of talking to a side although had to be elated backtracked by saying that he was willing to talk about the departure of assad with his vice president and his government but not with the syrian president assad himsel
resignation of its brevity and mas al-khateeb announced he was stepping down just moments after he was elected the trees police here has said he. his statement was outed said that he was stepping down because some matters have to quote him reached red lines now he hasn't explained exactly what prompted his resignation but he did say that he was designing to be able to work with freedom that cannot be available from official institutions keep in mind that her to it was someone that both russia...
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but if elected, i will serve. i am just lazy. i take a point of personal privilege for you mentioning my youth as a democrat. i agree. i was young once, but i am cured, unlike my colleagues over here. >> there is this interesting rift in the republican party right now. i was talking to steve schmidt who said there is a rift between the evangelical base and libertarians, and rand paul, in some ways, is a schizophrenic candidate representing that. >> this week marks the 10th anniversary of the american invasion of iraq that following the 9/11 attacks. a cnn poll says 56% of americans believe it was a mistake. one quarter of them think it is a victory. the bush administration told us we had to get there to get the weapons of mass destruction. president bush said the new regime in iraq would serve as a dramatic and inspiring example of freedom. how did it play out, nina totenberg? >> it played out horribly. when you read the postmortems, a lot of people from iraq and here and policy wonks, many who were supportive of the effort, have
but if elected, i will serve. i am just lazy. i take a point of personal privilege for you mentioning my youth as a democrat. i agree. i was young once, but i am cured, unlike my colleagues over here. >> there is this interesting rift in the republican party right now. i was talking to steve schmidt who said there is a rift between the evangelical base and libertarians, and rand paul, in some ways, is a schizophrenic candidate representing that. >> this week marks the 10th...
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elections may have brought democracy to iraq but critics say the government is rife with corruption and infighting. despite the ferias that's occurred in the time of the former regime it is not comparable to the number of freely is by the politicians and the current government. more troubling perhaps are the lingering divisions of this occupation separated out into tribes place the political structure of the tribal one which aggravated the political conflict i see no good in this kind of regime. today iraq is facing a new political crisis there is tension on the ground between the sunni provinces and the shia led government as well as between baghdad and the kurdish north i think if these issues are not resolved it can lead to more significant problems including conflict which can lead to i think the breakup of iraq and destabilization region and an upsurge in violence is sparking fears of a return to sectarian strife new figures show the death rates have actually risen since the last american soldier left iraqi soil how long will iraq remain like this every day there are explosions eve
elections may have brought democracy to iraq but critics say the government is rife with corruption and infighting. despite the ferias that's occurred in the time of the former regime it is not comparable to the number of freely is by the politicians and the current government. more troubling perhaps are the lingering divisions of this occupation separated out into tribes place the political structure of the tribal one which aggravated the political conflict i see no good in this kind of...
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>> before the elections i think netanyahu thought he was in charge and he was rooting for mitt romney, lots of talk about potential attack on iran. the president has since won convincingly, netanyahu has lost some ground at home. i thought reading the pool reports that come back, netanyahu was complaining about all of the challenges he's facing putting together his new government and obama basically said, well, talk to me about it. look what my problems on capitol hill are, and netanyahu said, yeah, but we have more moving parts over here, parts in our country don't move at all, that's the problem. >> i had my doubts about whether or not he was going to shift netanyahu's opinion on him. i felt that from the -- remember that photototof netanyahu and obama sitting on the couch in the white house? >> the oval office. >> do you remember that? >> sure. being lectured. >> the whole body posture and so forth. but some of the video emerging from this trip is so authentic and even the words of netanyahu describing obama and what he means, what obama means to him in this relationship. a true fr
>> before the elections i think netanyahu thought he was in charge and he was rooting for mitt romney, lots of talk about potential attack on iran. the president has since won convincingly, netanyahu has lost some ground at home. i thought reading the pool reports that come back, netanyahu was complaining about all of the challenges he's facing putting together his new government and obama basically said, well, talk to me about it. look what my problems on capitol hill are, and netanyahu...
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he did not do much to support president obama and this election recycle. --did they do a lot to bid bridge the gaps. , we sawuld be persuaded the israeli public they even though it may started with mistrust towards obama, it ended this week with a lot of affection. --really did manage to build bridge some of these gaps. he arrived in israel on wednesday. he met with the prime minister and president perez. he traveled to the west bank and he met with the palestinian authority. on friday, meeting with the president of jordan before playing tourist yesterday and he asked to washington about iran's ambitions. here is more from the trip and the comments of the israeli prime has -- president. we discussed the long-range issues for both of our countries. among these is iran's relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons. , you have made it clear that you are determined to preventing iran from developing nuclear weapons. i appreciate your forthright position on this. i appreciate that you have noted that you have acted to orchestrate through determined diplomacy and stro
he did not do much to support president obama and this election recycle. --did they do a lot to bid bridge the gaps. , we sawuld be persuaded the israeli public they even though it may started with mistrust towards obama, it ended this week with a lot of affection. --really did manage to build bridge some of these gaps. he arrived in israel on wednesday. he met with the prime minister and president perez. he traveled to the west bank and he met with the palestinian authority. on friday, meeting...
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>> i think the president promised to handle the economy before the election and after the election he kept campaigning against republicans trying to destroy the republican party on a permanent campaign and during that time you see gas prices rising. you see food prices rising. republicans have been forcing the president to face reality. the senate to pass a budget. they have forced spending cuts. they are not moving on tax increases and the president has become forced to try to deal with republicans now soe they can come to some consensus how to move forward. that is why you see republicans moving up. they are showing leadership while the president was showing a permanent campaign basis. >> heather: i want to talk about the likeability factor of president obama. he is on this charm offensive. do you think that perhaps he is seeing the numbers that have been recently released the pew research center talking about his overall likeability. 47% of americans say they approve of president obama that is down four points from last month and 8 points since last december. i know you said, julie
>> i think the president promised to handle the economy before the election and after the election he kept campaigning against republicans trying to destroy the republican party on a permanent campaign and during that time you see gas prices rising. you see food prices rising. republicans have been forcing the president to face reality. the senate to pass a budget. they have forced spending cuts. they are not moving on tax increases and the president has become forced to try to deal with...
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not going to help mitt romney if you would criticize the president, as it would pre-election. >> jon: and more from the sequester fear playbook. >> senate leader harry reid sinks to a new low trying it tie the deaths of the u.s. marines to the sequester cuts. and a new study tells how the political press failed in political press failed in their what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-smart. droid-powerful. >> a new study by the pew research study for excellence in journalism examines a personal portrayal of candidates in 50 major news outlets over a ten week period. they found 72% of the coverage has been negative for barack obama and 71% has been negative for mitt romney. back in 2008, 57% of media coverage was negative for john mccain and 31% for barack obama. but the real story is where those narratives come from, the study shows, jim, that political journalists are not really investigating, but sort of following t
not going to help mitt romney if you would criticize the president, as it would pre-election. >> jon: and more from the sequester fear playbook. >> senate leader harry reid sinks to a new low trying it tie the deaths of the u.s. marines to the sequester cuts. and a new study tells how the political press failed in political press failed in their what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and can...
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the question is then, will be elections soon or never? i do not want to make more than my fair share of time, but just that as the current government tried to prepare for the next election, this comes back to the system of patronage. it is well rooted in baghdad and the southern areas, but not established in the sunni areas. it would not be a good thing, definitely. >> and i would first, and going to the second part of your question, i would like to think that high-level, intensive u.s. diplomatic engagement could prevent that kind of outcome, because there are two places it could happen. either the central government could -- too much instability, cannot have acceptable elections under the could havees, or you a boycott. we are not going to play. it would either be a highly undesirable outcome, and sometimes it takes a third party to cause everybody to take a deep breath and let the emotions pass. i would like to think we could be helpful. >> it is important for the legitimacy of the elections that they happen at the same time throughout
the question is then, will be elections soon or never? i do not want to make more than my fair share of time, but just that as the current government tried to prepare for the next election, this comes back to the system of patronage. it is well rooted in baghdad and the southern areas, but not established in the sunni areas. it would not be a good thing, definitely. >> and i would first, and going to the second part of your question, i would like to think that high-level, intensive u.s....
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against the new black panther party and this involved a case of the members of the black panther party on election day, standing outside of the polling station, armed with batons and yelling racial epithets at the passersby. it was on the video and the internet and the cost of a victory until they decided to stop the prosecution and there were hearings about this and perez was asked at one of these hearings whether or not it was a decision made by a political appointee at justice. he said no. it turns out subsequent e-mails shows in fact political employees at justice were consulted on this and i hope the senators at his confirmation hearings ask him about this. >> paul: we should point out the justice department make accessible, the spokesman as well as the city of st. paul and they've all declined, dan. >> well, i hope the senators bring this up. he is nominated to secretary of labor which has enforcement authority over the entire american workplace, pensions, minimum wage, and compliance. and if mr. perez goes into that job and uses these statistically based theories against the workplace, then
against the new black panther party and this involved a case of the members of the black panther party on election day, standing outside of the polling station, armed with batons and yelling racial epithets at the passersby. it was on the video and the internet and the cost of a victory until they decided to stop the prosecution and there were hearings about this and perez was asked at one of these hearings whether or not it was a decision made by a political appointee at justice. he said no....
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who's the most electable? i think that's what he's eyeing. >> you know, with bill clinton and backing, it's always the clinton question. cache or curse? to what extent, when you go back to 2008 and what happened with hillary clinton's campaign, especially if you read "game change," his presence became, literally, almost a curse to her candidacy. the details showed that. now, the question about the nature of his backing has kind of yet to emerge. i think the idea of how winnable kentucky is, given who judd is in terms of her kentuckyian recognition and her cache and her hollywood power on the one hand, versus the absence of the political baggage that allison grimes will have, also coming from a big, kentuckyian, political family. >> let's not forget that bill clinton was governor of arkansas. he understands the democratic south. and i think he's looking at the kentucky playing field and saying, we want to get someone in there who can win. >> i agree with that. >> and perry, you can speak to this, i'm sure. the
who's the most electable? i think that's what he's eyeing. >> you know, with bill clinton and backing, it's always the clinton question. cache or curse? to what extent, when you go back to 2008 and what happened with hillary clinton's campaign, especially if you read "game change," his presence became, literally, almost a curse to her candidacy. the details showed that. now, the question about the nature of his backing has kind of yet to emerge. i think the idea of how winnable...
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if that is true, over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. they would be far better off to decide the cases on the narrowest possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against -- >> a huge mistake and undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator, how far would you like to see the court go and how far do you expect them to go. >> it means trying to read the mind of justice kennedy and my guess is he'd be reluctant to strike down the laws of the 41 states that currently prohibit same sex marriage or allow civil unions. but, on the other hand, seize the broad sweep of history here, the direction the country is moving, which is to embrace same sex unions, morerobustly and i k you will see middle ground. >> i think the time has come for our society to accept the union between two individuals. i think it is, from a conservative point of view, individuals supporting one another, supporting their families, so that society at large does not have to, is good for the rest of us. >> chris: but, would y
if that is true, over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. they would be far better off to decide the cases on the narrowest possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against -- >> a huge mistake and undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator, how far would you like to see the court go and how far do you expect them to go. >> it means trying to read the mind of justice...
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not match the reality of syrian society if this coalition was the result of free and fair elections then we would have accepted the results of the vote should not deprive syrian minorities of the right to participate in political life as one should not to bribe the syrian liberal political groups of their rights at this stage of rebuilding our own the coalition should not be about revolutionary power it should be about legitimate government and legitimate government should represent the opinions and interests of the whole syrian nation our position is balanced and we see that what we are seeing now is wrong. for the tenth anniversary since american soldiers invaded iraq was marked this week with more bombings across the country which killed over sixty people and al-qaeda linked groups said it was behind the attacks which happened in mostly shared areas of the capital baghdad and other cities but he's there's a couple of looks back at what the u.s. and denver achieved. at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq to free its
not match the reality of syrian society if this coalition was the result of free and fair elections then we would have accepted the results of the vote should not deprive syrian minorities of the right to participate in political life as one should not to bribe the syrian liberal political groups of their rights at this stage of rebuilding our own the coalition should not be about revolutionary power it should be about legitimate government and legitimate government should represent the...
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many of us have watched the election in the postelection period. we are looking to see that they continue the reforms that have been started there. i'm wondering if you could give us an update. >> i can, they are a terrific partner. today they are the highest contributor in afghanistan. they have more troops there than any other non-nato nation. so they are absolutely with us in combat. i frequently go to the bethesda hospital to visit with georgians who are veterans. they stand with the nato alliance. the membership program is moving along. he continued to interact with them in a wide variety of nato context and the united states is very involved. the marine corps has taken on working with them and it has a very much improved the georgian capabilities from a technical kind of standpoint. you are correct to focus on the political element of this. i am headed over to georgia in about two weeks and i will have a chance to meet the new leadership team over there. as well as the continued president. overall, they are moving in the right direction. they
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most of them have not have a job outside of elected office. have the american people quit sending career politicians. send people with real world experience, who have done something in their life outside of politics. >> shannon: i asked senator coburn about the looming second amendment showdown, in new gun control legislation. stay tuned. hear his response in our next hour. remember that cute groundhog that predicted an early spring? looks like he may have been wrong. blizzards conditions in colorado are moving across the country, hitting the midwest. we go live to the fox extreme weather center for more. hello, janice. >> so nice to see you. i am sorry that the news is not as good -- especially across the mid-atlantic and the northeast. as the storm system moves eastsward. look thea the totals. close to 20 inches in colorado, 18 inches in el dorado springs and in kansas, over a foot of snow. the system is on the move. not only do we have the threatt for winter weather, but we have the potential for severe weather in the gulf coast. let's take
most of them have not have a job outside of elected office. have the american people quit sending career politicians. send people with real world experience, who have done something in their life outside of politics. >> shannon: i asked senator coburn about the looming second amendment showdown, in new gun control legislation. stay tuned. hear his response in our next hour. remember that cute groundhog that predicted an early spring? looks like he may have been wrong. blizzards conditions...
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seats in off-year elections. i think the odds for mitch mcconnell are very, very good, and quite frankly, i think they'll want to run against ashley judd. a conservative against hollywood. from a conservative perspective, a very good thing to run against. >> sit tight. up next, your must reads from the big three. s trade and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me online so i can react in real-time. plus, my local scottrade office is there to help. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade. voted "best investment services company." i really like your new jetta! and you want to buy one like mine because it's so safe, right? yeah... yeah... i know what you've heard -- iihs top safety pick for $159 a month -- but, i wish it was more dangerous, like a monster truck or dune buggy! you can't have the same car as me! [ male announcer
seats in off-year elections. i think the odds for mitch mcconnell are very, very good, and quite frankly, i think they'll want to run against ashley judd. a conservative against hollywood. from a conservative perspective, a very good thing to run against. >> sit tight. up next, your must reads from the big three. s trade and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me...
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their goal is to elect 300 this year. that's the concerted effort we need to make. we have to take our spokesmen, governors of new mexico and nevada, and get them out there along with the rest of the party, communicating around the country. it's amazing to me. in texas, a republican naturally campaigns everywhere in texas, including latino communities, african-american communities, rural, urban. in other states that's not normal. we need to make that normal. >>> the other place that the republican party is going to be more welcoming is on social issues. big week coming up on gay marriage, two big cases. interestingly before this, we saw hillary clinton come out this week and say that she was for gay marriage. >> lgbt americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones. and they are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship. that includes marriage. that's why i support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. >> donna brazile, interestingly, her first message since stepping down as secretary of state. >> absolutely.
their goal is to elect 300 this year. that's the concerted effort we need to make. we have to take our spokesmen, governors of new mexico and nevada, and get them out there along with the rest of the party, communicating around the country. it's amazing to me. in texas, a republican naturally campaigns everywhere in texas, including latino communities, african-american communities, rural, urban. in other states that's not normal. we need to make that normal. >>> the other place that...